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Medical Microbiology

Medical microbiology is the branch of microbiology concerned with microorganisms that cause human disease and with the laboratory diagnosis, prevention, and control of infection. It encompasses four principal groups of pathogens, namely bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, and integrates their biology with host …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 7 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 24× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2690-4721 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Medical microbiology is the branch of microbiology concerned with microorganisms that cause human disease and with the laboratory diagnosis, prevention, and control of infection. It encompasses four principal groups of pathogens, namely bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, and integrates their biology with host immune responses to explain how infection arises, spreads, and is contained. A central function is the identification of causative agents from clinical specimens through culture, microscopy, biochemical characterisation, antigen detection, and molecular techniques that recognise pathogen nucleic acids, the latter being important for organisms that are difficult to culture and for emerging viral threats. Closely linked is antimicrobial susceptibility testing, which determines the agents likely to be effective and tracks the spread of resistance; surveillance of resistant organisms, including drug-resistant enteric pathogens and fungi, informs both individual treatment and public-health response. The discipline also studies mechanisms of pathogenicity such as adhesion, toxin production, and biofilm formation, and the epidemiology of transmission within communities and healthcare settings. Laboratory safety, including the appropriate use of protective equipment, underpins the handling of infectious material. Findings from medical microbiology guide the rational use of antimicrobials, the design of vaccines, and infection-control measures. Continuing work addresses antimicrobial resistance, diagnostic innovation, and the detection and characterisation of newly recognised and re-emerging pathogens.

Research published in this journal

7 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 7 articles above have been cited 24 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Medical Microbiology, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Clinical Microbiology (ISSN 2690-4721).

Journal editorial board
Tonmoy Debnath · Taiwan A.C. Matin · United States Sandeep Misra · United States

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